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Remember that incredibly tiny Haier Black Pearl we reviewed last year? It looks like they’ve gone and re-dubbed it the Elegance. It still has the same features we saw in our review—OLED display, FM radio, MP3 player, and Bluetooth—but we’re not sure if any of the problems we encountered were fixed.
Hop on over to our review to see what we thought of it. – Jason Chen
Miniscule MP3 phone [T3]
Mirror TVs are nothing new, but this is the first I’ve seen that does triple duty, playing the role of mirror, TV and PC all in one. DND Casa calls their concept mirror the ARCO, and from the looks of it, it’d make for a pretty sweet Media Center, letting lazy couch potatoes watch TV and check email in one quick swoop. Unfortunately, there’s no word on what kind of components we can expect to see inside such a beast, but I wouldn’t mind hanging one in my living room (right next to my mirrored radiator, of course). – Louis Ramirez
DND Casa Wall Mirror Concept with Built-in TV, PC, and LCD [Born Rich]
You know what sucks? Taking a picture and then realizing later that the autofocus screwed you over and delivered a blurry shot. There’s really nothing you can do about it at that point, so you’re stuck with a fuzzy picture and friends that now know how inept you are with a camera. Here’s a camera that can unfuzzy photos after the fact.
Sure, you can run it through some sharpening filters in Photoshop, but that always looks pretty lousy. Luckily, there’s a new piece of photographic hardware in the pipeline that’ll give you the ability to unblur pictures that you’ve already taken. Developed by Scientists at Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, the heterodyne light field camera uses a coded aperture mask to allow you to go back and fiddle with the depth of field in a picture after it’s been taken. Have the background in focus instead of the foreground? Change the settings and your picture will look just how you want it to.
The graphic above shows an original blurry shot, one sharpened in Photoshop, and finally one fixed up with the coded aperture mask. It’s pretty impressive stuff, but there’s no word on how long it’ll take for the tech to make it to your next Powershot. –Adam Frucci
Mitsubishi Electric Develops Camera that Refocuses Photos [Digital Camera Info]
Following up on Bengalboy’s first look at the Motorola LAZR, he’s finally gotten around to reviewing the unit (we think he spent the last month trying to get another unit after his model dropped the first one into that tub). So what does he think?
Well, the voice command is fantastic, as is the construction and finish. He says it’s comparable to those crazy Vertu phones Nokia has. He also doesn’t mind the touch-sensitive controls, but hates the battery life on these prototype units. The 2-megapixel camera is pretty decent even in low light, but for some reason (maybe because it runs Linux) it doesn’t sync with Outlook. That’ll probably be fixed by the time the phone’s released.
All in all it sounds like the LAZR is a pretty good follow-up to all of Moto’s fashionable cellphones that are so popular with the “I only care about making calls” crowd. – Jason Chen
Review [Bengal Boy]
In another shocking freezing over of hell, we have discovered an iPod case that is actually *gasp* innovative! This case for fifth generation iPods looks normal on the front, but the backside has a pretty nifty cable-management system. It has an extension that the cord can be wrapped around and the 3.5mm audio jack and earphones have their own little cutouts that they can reside in securely when not in use. It is available for $20 in clear or black. Too bad it only works with iPod headphones. –Travis Hudson
Product Page [Via iLounge]
Clippy may be dead and gone, but here’s a video of him trying to do one last good deed before being killed off. If you’re not familiar with Karl Rove, check that link. – Jason Chen
Karl Rove’s Last Chance to Do Right… or, Less Wrong, Anyway [This Just In - Thanks Eric!]
I know some people really enjoy their Sidekick, but the halo and golden wings are a bit much. OMFG is correct. –Travis Hudson
Whether you spell it Bulgari or Bvlgari, you have to admire the luxury designer’s entrance into a market previously dominated by cheapo Japanese models. This strap is made of “supple black calf leather” and palladium, which means $3.99 this strap is not.
The other feature, if cellphone straps could have features, is that the strap detaches and separates into a pendant and that other part. The non-pendant part. We’ll stick to poop. – Jason Chen
Bulgari Cell Phone Straps [Sybarites]
Ignore that rumor about Microsoft making fuel cell rechargers for the Zune. The company’s just said they’re only ordering these things to give away at events such as CES, CTIA and AVN. What, you didn’t see Microsoft‘s booth at AVN? It was pure debauchery. – Jason Chen
Microsoft Denies it Will Sell Fuel Cells [PC World]
The Med-eMonitor System is an internet-enabled digital pill box that costs $60 per month to use. Sound like a waste? It shouldn’t, because older folks with medical conditions can have upwards of 20 different pills to take per day and the slightest mistake could be fatal. The Med-eMonitor is fully programmable and will beep when a pill needs to be taken. It also provides all information about the medication on a digital screen and will log all pills taken and at what time.
The internet comes in if a mistake is made. If the Med-eMonitor box notices a missed dose or a wrong dose it will send a signal to a secure site via a phone line and a health official will call to check on the user. It is reported that 90% of individuals using the Med-eMonitor take their medication as prescribed compared to the 40% to 50% percent of users who don’t use the Med-eMonitor. It is currently being tested out, but it should be available soon for consumers. –Travis Hudson
Web-Linked Pill Box to Hit Stores Soon [Medgadget]
